Abstract
This research describes and presents evidence supporting a multi-user and multimedia interaction mechanism. The mechanism is a combination of various media, such as text, uploaded pictures and sharing designed to attract the attention and participation of learners. Learners can easily involve themselves and express their opinions while using the mechanism. Network bandwidth and multimedia equipment requirements of the mechanism are very low. However, the interaction system can allow multiple users to share their opinions via multimedia in almost real time. Also, learners can chose which media to use and show and then control their learning progress by themselves. The interaction system was implemented and student opinions were gathered through questionnaires and interviews. The results showed that learners enthusiastically enjoyed the mechanism. In fact during the implementation, the learners expressed the hope that the multimedia interaction would be used often.
| Keywords: | Web-based learning; interaction mechanism; multi-user and multi-media interaction; attention |
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